Sharp County record., 1887-07-21

THE families Of fifteen strikers at the
Pennsylvania Salt Works at Natrona, Pa,
were evicted by the sheriff and his depu-
ties on the .9.h. The sheriff was teered
by the strikers, but no resistance was Of
fered.
UNITED STATES MARSHAL BERNHART OF
New York, on the 80 h arrested Albion
de Schamphelure, noted French forger
who, in April, May and June, 1856 sue
ceeded in robbing the firm of Levillian q
Co., of Belgium of 5000 francs
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON Ross, ex-
Governor of Delaware, died on the 29Sh in
Philadelphia. He had been ailing for two
years from chronic inflammation OF the
stomach, complicated with disease OF the
kidneys and liver.
TIE little town of Rulo, Neb., has SEN
sation in the disappearance on the night
of the 26th of little Miss Maud Murphy,
daughter of one of the best-known citizens
of Rulo, and remarkably intelligent and
attractive girl She was sleep walker,
and it is supposed by some that she fell
into the river while in a somnambullstlc
state.
A DISASTROUS fire occurred at west
Stewartstown, N. H., on the 20th, which
destroyed large building owned by E.
D. Parker, containing large furniture
establishment, woolen MILL machine
shop and carpenter shop. Loss, S5O,OO0;
insurance light.
TIE consecration of RI. Rev. Lawren ce
| Scanlon as Bishop of Utah, took place at
San Francisco on the 29th, in st. Mary's
Roman Catholic Cathedral, Archbishop
Riordan acting as consecrator, in the
| presence of congregation which filled
| the cathedral.
UNDER authority conferred by the last
| Congress the Nav Department has IN
vited proposals for furnishing three steel
| cast rough h-bored-and-turned six-inch high
power rife cannons Of dem ,stic manu-
| facture-one of Bessemer, one OF open
hearth and one of crucible steel. Bids
| will be received at the department until
August 2 next, when the proposals will
be opened.
The young man who committed suicide
| by jumping off ferry-boat between
Jersey City and New York on the night
| of the 2Sth, was Walter Torrill, of a very
respectable family of Baltimore. The
family are almost Frustrated by the news,
and his mother, whom he wrongly ac-
cused of having caused the deed, is heart
broken.
JAKE SHARPE was convicted of bribery
in New York on the Goth, the jury being
out only thirteen minutes. Sentence was
deferred.
A. A. TALMAGE, first vice-president and
general manager of the Wabash Western
railroad, died near Peru, Ind, on the
night of the 2Sth, while en- route eastward.
THE Sultan of Turkey is bristling up
against the opposition Of France to the
Anglo Turkish treaty, and the indications
are that he will sign the document.
KING MILAN of Servia has instructed
Premier Ristlcs to take measures 10 pre-
vent the return of Queen Natalie to
Servia. A cabinet crisis is expected II
the Premier refuses to obey the King.
MORE of the foreign growth was re-
moved from the throat of the Crown
Prince of Germany by DR.. Mckenzie On
the Goth. The Prince has caught bad
cold.
AFTER July l. on the Vanderbilt lines,
the tickets of sleeping car passengers will
be taken up by the sleeplng-car conduct
or as soon as the passenger enters his
berth, thus protecting the pilgrim from
further annoyance from the train conduct
or later on.
THE garden party at Buckingham Pal
ace on the Goth closed the jubilee festlv-
tiles. The King and Queen of Belgium,
the Crown Prince of Sweden, the Grand
Duke Sergius and wife of Russia depart.
ed in the evening, the Prince of Wales,
the Duke of Connaught and the august
assemblage bidding them farewell at the
railway station.
The trustees of the Wesleyan Universe
ty, after b,ing in session at Middleton,
Conn, six hours on the Goth, removed
President John w. Beach from his posi-
ton. The vote for his removal stood "A to
4, and, although this action was not un-
expected, it has created a profound SEN
sation.